Penobscot Marine Museum

Unknown photographer, Searsport Looking North on Main Street

circa 1850, daguerreotype, Penobscot Marine Museum general collection, 1979.30

Ruth Montgomery, Pa and Matie Taking in the Sun

circa 1900, glass plate negative, 4 x 5 inches, Penobscot Marine Museum, Ruth Montgomery Collection, LB 1990.49.39

Fredrick Ross Sweetser, Old-school Selfie

circa 1890, glass plate negative, 5 x 7 inches, Penobscot Marine Museum, Sweetser Collection, LB 2003.61.101

William Houlton, Man Standing Beside Large Halibut

1975, gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches, Penobscot Marine Museum, National Fisherman Collection, LB 2012.15.35

Exploring the Magic of Photography: Painting with Light
May 23 through October 17, 2015

Experience photography in a whole new way through Penobscot Marine Museum’s 2015 exhibition Exploring the Magic of Photography: Painting with Light. Step into a period darkroom and experience historic methods of developing film. Walk inside of a camera obscura and experience how it turns images upside down. From special exhibits of Maine’s extraordinary women photographers and behind the scenes tours of Penobscot Marine Museum’s extensive photography archives, to making your own pin-hole camera and having your photograph taken with historic equipment, this experiential exhibition will change the way you look at a photograph.